It feels good to be back

I decided to race the Golden training crit. this evening and it went very well considering it was my second ride outdoors since my broken collarbone. After two months of 'training' on a trainer indoors I just had no clue were my fitness was so it was important I find out asap. It turns out not too bad but still lots of work to do before I can maybe throw down in a Pro 1/2 sprint. I stayed in the far far back of the pack today so I had an out just in case there was a crash. The race was fast with guys from Garmin and BMC throwing down and although I was suffering I expected to hurt way more and even get dropped. Below is the race. Pretty cool.

Tour de Lance

Just a few more days until one of the biggest sporting events in world starts and more importantly the day I can actually start riding my bike outdoors. The last week on the trainer has been a little bit easier with all the Tour de France Lance Armstrong hype but I'm ready to head out. Shoulder feels good and a lot stronger so with more rehab and some longer hours on the bike I hope to be competitive August. I'm taking July as a chance to simply enjoy riding and I plan to tackle a lot of big CO mountain passes.
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Slowly gettin' there

The collarbone is feeling better each day and I'm starting to train longer and with more intensity. This past weekend I spent a lot of time being the team cheerleader and supporting my teammates. Pretty soon I'll be joining them for what I hope to be a great second part of the season.

After my training ride tomorrow I'm going to grab the Dempsey nephews and take them all up to Boulder so Cole can get a new bike. After that I think we'll all enjoy a slice of some good old Nick-n-Willy's pizza. Good times.

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Need your fix of Starbucks?

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X-rays looking good!

Went back for my two week check-up at Colorado Center for Orthopaedic Excellence and all is looking good so far. Don't have the green light to start training just yet with my arm but soon. They reminded me just how bad the break was so I'm just glad it's healing well. The trainer will have to do for now.
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